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PATENT OFFICE.

OF NEw YORK, N. Y.

CUSHIONED HORSESHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 569,009, dated October6, 1896.

Application filed April 14, 1896.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK WV. HAHN, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Horseshoes, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of this invention is to prevent horses from slipping orstumbling.

The invention consists in forming a metal frame, consisting ofnail-flanges, rubber supportingrooves formed by inner and outer bands,and a calk supported by the outer bands.

Figure 1 represents a shoe having part of the rubber removed showing thegroove. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of Fig. 1 on line a3.

' Fig. 3 is a cross-section of Fig. 1 on line scm.

Fig. 4 represents a modification of Fig. 1, having an open space back ofthe calk; and Fig. 5 is a cross-section of Fig. 4 on-line 9: 1.

A in the several figures represents a metal frame formed by casting,stamping, or rolling. This frame is provided with exterior horizontalflanges A, through which the necessary nail-holes A are formed, as shownin Figs. 1 and 4.

A in the several figures is an inner rightangle band, provided withelevations A and recesses A as in Fig. 2. These elevations are turnedover onto the rubber, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, at A", holding itsecurely in the grooves D.

A", Figs. 1, 2, and 4, are right-angle bands, which form the outer wallof the grooves D. These bands A merge into and unite the inner bands Aat the heels of the shoe, also into the heavy calk A at the toe, asshown in Figs. land 5. The calk A is provided with a straight front A",which forms a better edge than though left curved on the line of thenail-flanges. The calk A is made solid, having a long and broad face toprevent its wearing too fast, and is inclined back, leaving the frontedge higher than the rear, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5;

The frame A is provided with front and side clips A which extend abovethe lower face of the horses hoof, preventing the shoes from beingforced back and inwardly.

0, Figs. 1, 2, and 4, is a round strip of rubber of sufficient length toreach from end to end of the walled grooves 0r cups D. This rubber is ofsufiicient size to fill the groove Serial No. 587,532. (No model.)

causing a greater amount of elasticity and preventing wear.

The modification shown in Fig. 4 has two sections of rubber upon eachside of the shoe extending to the outer ends of the calk, leaving ablank space B, forming a thin strengthening-web B back of the calk, asin Figs. 4

. and 5.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. A horseshoe-frame having bands A and A a solid calk supported by anduniting the bands A the said calk having a straight front edge andbeveled backward on its under side to form a sharp edge; in combinationwith the elastic packing, as and for the purpose described.

2. A horseshoe-frame having a band A provided with elevationsconstructed to be bent over and retain the packing; bands A", a solidcalk supported by and uniting the bands A the said calk having astraight front edge and beveled backward beneath to form a sharp edge,in combination with the elastic packing, as and for the purposedescribed. I

3. A horseshoe having grooves formed by the bands A and A, theelevations on band A calk and web B; the said web uniting the said bandsforming the grooves and the calk; in combination with the elasticpacking, as and for the purpose described.

4. A horseshoe having grooves formed by the bands A and A the elevationson band A calk having a straight front edge; and

web B; the said web uniting the said bands FREDERICK W. HAHN. Witnesses:

E. '1. THOMAS, HERMAN MILLER.

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